# Editing the link text

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/editing-the-link-text/552>\
**Category:** How To\
**Created:** [July 23, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/editing-the-link-text/552 "2020-07-23T09:59:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![diagonallemma](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/diagonallemma/32/116_2.png) [@diagonallemma](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/diagonallemma)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/editing-the-link-text/552/1 "2020-07-23T09:59:03Z")

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When I link to a note from another note, I almost never want to use the title of the other note as the link text. For example, in a note on problem X, I might write that a given answer “overcomes the limitations of [Y’s proposed solution]”, where “Y’s proposed solution” links to a note titled “Y on problem X”. At the moment I use org-roam-insert to create a link, and then go back and edit the link text, taking care not to break the (undisplayed) brackets. This is a little cumbersome. It would be good to have a function that prompts for the link text.

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**Author:** ![mshevchuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mshevchuk](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/mshevchuk)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/editing-the-link-text/552/2 "2020-07-23T10:37:48Z")

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Not exactly the solution, but maybe a little bit less cumbersome:

1. Type in the text “overcomes the limitations of Y’s proposed solution”
2. Select text “Y’s proposed solution” (mark the the region active)
3. Run `org-roam-insert` — “Y’s proposed solution” appears as the prompt text
4. Delete “Y’s proposed solution” in the prompt and type “Y on problem X” to locate your note, press return

voilà — the link [[/path/to/y-on-problem-x.org][Y’s proposed solution]] is created.